Losing One of the Best by Ethan Mitchell

Joanne Fuller came to Mount Abe at the beginning of the 2004-2005 school year. She immediately took on the hefty responsibility of Yearbook Advisor and has been turning them out with incredible creativity and dedication ever since. Although many students don’t know, Joanne has been committed to education for eleven years and running. Before coming to Mount Abe, she taught for four years at Wilder Middle School in Henrico, Virginia and three years at Deep Run High School in Richmond.

Since Joanne started teaching at Mount Abe, she has been involved with various committees including the democratic schools committee, the advisory steering committee, and the Amazing Sophomore Race committee. She has proven to not only care about the education of her students, but their general well being as well.

Over the past four years, she has built valuable relationships with her students and many of her co-workers. She has become a valuable addition to our school, teaching English 10, Creative Writing, Yearbook, and more recently: Journalism. We could have never put these newspapers together without her guidance and encouragement.

It is sad to say that Ms. Fuller has left the Mt. Abe community to pursue her masters in English at the University of Vermont. Along with her daughters Cordellia and Miranda, and her husband Ithiel, Joanne will be moving to Brattleboro in the near future to start a brand new chapter of her life. We can only hope that she will continue to inspire all those she comes across, and continue to educate the youth. Ms. Fuller, we thank you for all that you’ve done for us here at Mount Abe; as a teacher and a friend.